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Millions of Americans have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Some are out of work, while others have seen their retirement plan values plummet over the past few months.

If you've lost your job

Shares of the small-cap biotech Evofem Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVFM) rose by as much as 42.5% in pre-market trading Tuesday morning. The company's stock is taking flight in response to the Food and

Long gone are the days of NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) the "video game company." In the graphics processing unit (GPU) pioneer's first quarter of fiscal 2021 (the three months ended April 26, 2020)

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is showing no signs of slowing down despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on businesses and economies around the globe.

The chipmaker delivered

Shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) have been quite volatile this year. The refining company's stock tumbled more than 60% at one point because of the impact the COVID-19 outbreak had on demand for

Shares of Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), a clinical-stage vaccine company, are poised to continue their amazing run today. The biotech's stock is already up by a noteworthy 20% in pre-market action Tuesday

In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick chats with Robert Brokamp about the future of college. They talk about how COVID-19 has changed education and what it will look like going

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) platform allows its merchants to accept payments in bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and over 300 other types of cryptocurrencies. It recently expanded that reach by partnering

Investors with skin in the travel industry game are hurting this year. The best performing of the three cruise line stocks is trading 68% below its January highs. The top airline stock has shed more

Although beer consumption is up during the pandemic, Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) announced it was furloughing some employees and suspending its dividend for the rest of 2020 to save money.

The brewer

Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) always faced a plethora of rivals, but none of them could match Coke's incredible brand power. E-commerce veteran Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has carved out a

COVID-19 has battered the U.S. economy over the past two months, and small businesses in particular are hurting. It's estimated that more than 100,000 small businesses have already closed

As expected, TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its stores and e-commerce platforms were all closed for about half of the fiscal first quarter, and its earnings report

It's truly incredible what a difference a year has made in the North American cannabis industry. Throughout most of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019, pot stocks were pretty much unstoppable. Sales

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) are both considered COVID-resistant stocks. Costco, which rallied more than 22% over the past 12 months, was buoyed by panic buying throughout

COVID-19 has affected millions of Americans in countless ways, including many older workers' retirement plans.

Saving for retirement takes decades of consistent work, and a significant financial

For the past three months, investors have been taken for quite the ride. While stock market corrections are fairly common and bear markets inevitable, the current bear market is unlike anything

Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) stock has nearly tripled from its IPO price of $68 a share in 2014 as the Chinese tech giant has dazzled investors with the growth of its e-commerce and cloud platforms, which

You never forget where you came from, but it's time for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to consider cutting ties with the platform that put it on the map. Renting DVDs by mail? In 2020? You can't be serious.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the health and well-being of millions of people. Yet at a time when many transportation, entertainment, vehicle rental, and airline stocks are getting

Americans who fell below certain income thresholds have received stimulus checks of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child that were designed to help deal with the economic troubles created by the

It has certainly been a roller coaster ride in the stock markets throughout the past few months. After rapidly plunging into a bear market in March, stocks have staged quite an impressive comeback.

When it comes to investing, few people command attention quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Even though Buffett has been more or less par for the course

Many people look forward to retirement for one big reason: not having to work. And after spending years in the labor force, it's understandable that seniors would want a break.

Unfortunately, many

Talks on a potential National Basketball Association return heated up over the holiday weekend. ESPN broke news about NBA teams restarting their season this July. To limit travel and exposure to the